Holiday weekend, the controversial movie earning 18 million with the bulk of it coming from digital downloads. Youre watching Worldwide Exchange. Bringing you Business News from around the globe. Now the Vice President of indonesia has been giving a briefing in the last few minutes related to the missing airasia jet. He said that earlier reports that came about two hours ago of an australian plane sighting debris. The Vice President of indonesia says they cannot confirm whether it was spotted in the search zone for the missing jet. The search is not easy with the bad weather that is present currently at sea and fishermen have been asked to participate in the search for the jet. Well go out to martin who is live at singapores airport with the latest. Martin . Reporter hello, folks. The Vice President of indonesia was speaking on television as we speak saying the search has been widened and hes trying to get indonesian fishermen to get involved in the search. The first point you raised t
They say 35 people died and 43 others were injured. Police investigators in china tried to determine the cause of a fatal explosion that rocked a factory. It happened on wednesday morning in the southern part of the country and they say at least 17 people are dead and 33 others injured. Several blasts struck the facility. The exploexs blew out the roof and walls of the plant and smashed windows in other nearby buildings. Officials say operations at the factory had been suspended for regular checks and cleaning. Reports suggests that leaking gas may have triggered the blasts. The factory is one of the Worlds Largest for making axels for trailer trucks. Search crews carrying out the grim task of looking for airasia flight 8501 are facing more obstacles. Theyve pulled more bodies from the waters. But their efforts are being hampered by bad weather. Indonesian Authorities Say the bodies of three men and a woman were found bringing the total located to seven. The aircraft was heading on sun
Police investigators in china tried to determine the cause of a fatal explosion that rocked a factory. It happened on wednesday morning in the southern part of the country and they say at least 17 people are dead and 33 others injured. Several blasts struck the facility. The exploexs blew out the roof and walls of the plant and smashed windows in other nearby buildings. Officials say operations at the factory had been suspended for regular checks and cleaning. Reports suggests that leaking gas may have triggered the blasts. The factory is one of the Worlds Largest for making axels for trailer trucks. Search crews carrying out the grim task of looking for airasia flight 8501 are facing more obstacles. Theyve pulled more bodies from the waters. But their efforts are being hampered by bad weather. Indonesian Authorities Say the bodies of three men and a woman were found bringing the total located to seven. The aircraft was heading on sunned to singapore from surabaya in indonesia. The jet
The attackers exchanged gunfire with police on the way out, killing one policeman, then fled. The site is located near the citys bastille monument. Bernard cazeneuve that the authorities are looking for three men. The car they used to escape was found abandoned in a northern part of the city. The Charlie Hebdo newspaper is known for its satirical content. On wednesday they published a cartoon that lampooned islamic jihadists. The afp quoted the attackers yelled out the prophet has been avenged. Security officials strengthened security at religious buildings saying theyre on the lookout for anything suspicious in other public places. Translator satirical cartoons are not a good idea but in our country from what ive seen no other religions have been targeted except for islam. Thousands of people have gathered for a vigil near the city square. Many held up posters with the phrase meaning i am charlie in solidarity with the journal. The french president spoke to the nation on wednesday nig
Xinhua says a vehicle with explosives inside was also found at the site. Police have responded to a spate of attacks in recent months. Many residents in the region are reportedly unhappy with the governments ethnic and religious policies. Authorities in indonesia may be a step closer to understanding why an airasia passenger jet crashed into the java seat last month. Navy divers have retrieved the planes flight recorder. Search and rescue Authorities Say they found the flight recorder under one of planes wings. The jet took off from the indonesian city of surabaya with 162 people on board. It was heading to singapore but disappeared from radar screens shortly after the pilot asked for permission to fly at a higher altitude. Divers found the wreckage off kalimantan island. Theyve retrieved 48 bodies. Indonesian transporter authorities will analyze data from the flight recorder to pinpoint the cause of the crash. Divers are still trying to retrieve the cockpit voice recorder. Government